Rajasthan, March 16 Khinchan: Ghost town
Director: Anushka Meenakshi, Iswar Srikumar; Cinematographer: Anushka Meenakshi, Iswar Srikumar
Duration: 00:15:54; Aspect Ratio: 1.778:1; Hue: 26.010; Saturation: 0.075; Lightness: 0.524; Volume: 0.097; Cuts per Minute: 4.087
Summary: We
went to Khinchan in Rajasthan to see khurjas - Siberian cranes. One morning, on
the way to the see the chugga ghar (where they feed the cranes), we saw row
after row of havelis -- many of them around 300-400 years old, beautiful, with
intricately carved doors and windows, some spacious and grand, some small and
homely, some well looked after, others crumbling and on the verge of collapse,
but every single one of them locked up and abandoned. It was like a long walk
through a ghost town, like something from a Wild West film...
Maybe there are havelis in Rajasthan that are of greater historical or other
interest, but to us this was really a treasure trove. It's a curious thrill to
walk through these empty streets, peeking in through the occasional open
window, and letting your imagination go wild with what is behind another locked
one. It's amazing that these streets just exist as they are, with no one taking
any particular interest in them. We saw bus after bus of tourists make 5 minute
stops at the lake to take a quick photo with the khurjas -- there's no real
accommodation at Khinchan so it's a fleeting stop on the way to grander
destinations like Jaisalmer -- but not one of them went towards the havelis.
Mason at work repairing old building
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Khichan, Rajasthan
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Shots of an old haveli
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Walking through the haveli gallis
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Walking through the haveli gallis
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Walking through the haveli gallis
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Walking through the haveli gallis, peeking in through a window
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Walking through the haveli gallis, khurjas fly overhead
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Walking through the haveli gallis
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Walking through the haveli gallis
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Walking through the haveli gallis, board of Pakshi chugga ghar
Following Anushka, Walking through the haveli gallis, Anushka speaks
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Walking through the haveli gallis
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Walking through the haveli gallis, talking to a cow, peeking through a window
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Talking to the mason
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Talking to the mason
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